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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument is played at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. Why doesn't Todd want to go to the Dead Poets Society meeting?

3. Who takes the minutes for the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?

4. Who is the second pledge to read at the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?

5. How old is Gale Nolan?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Keating when he pops his head back into the classroom?

2. What is Latin class like the first day of school for the juniors?

3. How does Knox get to the Danburry's home?

4. What does Neil learn about Mr. Keating from Keating's senior annual?

5. What happened during a case that Knox's father and Mr. Danburry worked on together?

6. What do Neil, Charlie, and Knox's parents want their sons to do for careers?

7. What does Neil's father inform him at the beginning of Chapter 3?

8. Why does Mr. Keating take the junior boys to the Honor Room on the first day of classes?

9. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

10. What does Mr. Keating say about the Dead Poets Society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Neil ends his life. What causes Neil to commit suicide?

Essay Topic 2

The school is founded upon four pillars or principles. What are the four pillars and why are they important?

Essay Topic 3

Nolan has had issues with Keating's teaching style. Does Nolan's conflict with Keating's teaching methods lead to Nolan blaming Keating for Neil's death?

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